Difference between revisions of "Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs)"
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− | The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act required that every basin of high- to medium-risk create a Sustainable | + | The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act required that every basin of high- to medium-risk create a Sustainable Groundwater Plan (SGP) by June 30th 2017. In the case of the Salinas Valley Basin that resulted in the creation of the SVBGSA. |
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* Steve McIntyre, Monterey Pacific/McIntyre Vineyards- Agriculture, Forebay <ref> https://svbgsa.org/about-us/board-advisory/board/</ref> | * Steve McIntyre, Monterey Pacific/McIntyre Vineyards- Agriculture, Forebay <ref> https://svbgsa.org/about-us/board-advisory/board/</ref> | ||
− | + | Each member gets one vote. For routine decisions a majority is needed (6 votes) and a super majority (8 votes) is needed to approve the groundwater sustainability plan (GSP), annual budgets, regulations, and fees. | |
== References == | == References == | ||
<references/> | <references/> |
Revision as of 11:57, 4 April 2019
The Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) was created in 2017 under the SGMA with the mission of creating and implementing a sustainable groundwater management plan by 2020 to achieve sustainable groundwater use by 2040.[2]
SGMA
The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act required that every basin of high- to medium-risk create a Sustainable Groundwater Plan (SGP) by June 30th 2017. In the case of the Salinas Valley Basin that resulted in the creation of the SVBGSA.
Organization
The SVBGSA has a board of 11 members occupying different seats to consider different stakeholder viewpoints. These members and their focus are are:
- Adam Secondo, Secondo Farms- Agriculture, Pressure
- Bill Lipe, Rava Ranches- Agriculture, Upper Valley/Paso
- Brenda Granillo, Cal Water- CPUC Regulated Water Company
- Colby Pereira, Costa Farms- Agriculture, East Side/Langley
- Janet Brennan, LandWatch- Environment
- Lou Calcagno- Public Member
- Supervisor Luis Alejo, Monterey County- Other GSA Eligible Entity
- Mayor Joe Gunter, City of Salinas- City of Salinas
- City Manager Mike McHatten, City of Soledad- South County Cities
- Ron Stefani, Castroville CSD- Disadvantaged Community or Public Water System, including Mutual Water Companies serving residential customers
- Steve McIntyre, Monterey Pacific/McIntyre Vineyards- Agriculture, Forebay [3]
Each member gets one vote. For routine decisions a majority is needed (6 votes) and a super majority (8 votes) is needed to approve the groundwater sustainability plan (GSP), annual budgets, regulations, and fees.